Harran
An ancient town of Upper Mesopotamia, about 40 km south-east of Urfa, mentioned in the Bible as a home of Abraham. It is known for its beehive houses of mud brick, built in clusters of domes, and the ruins of its old university and walls.
- Where
- Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.8664, 39.0289
Get the Harran stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Harran. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Şanlıurfa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Harran
Karahan Tepe 35 km
A Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in the Şanlıurfa region, related to nearby Göbekli Tepe and also marked by T-shaped stone pillars. It may be one of the earliest known villages, dated to between 10,000 and 9500 BC.
Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum 39 km
Two museums side by side in Şanlıurfa, holding finds from Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Harran, and from sites flooded by the region's great dams. The mosaic museum covers Roman floor mosaics found in the city itself.
Göbekli Tepe 41 km
A Neolithic site near Şanlıurfa, built from around 9500 BC, before pottery or farming towns. Its circles of great T-shaped stone pillars, carved with foxes, boars and snakes, are among the oldest known megaliths in the world.
Mount Nemrut 126 km
A 2,150-metre mountain in the eastern Taurus whose summit carries what is thought to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. Great stone heads of gods and kings, toppled from their statues, sit on its terraces, and people climb up to see them at sunrise.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum 148 km
One of the world's largest mosaic museums, opened in Gaziantep in 2011 to hold the floors of the Roman villas of Zeugma. Its best-known piece is the Gypsy Girl, a fragment of a face whose eyes seem to follow you across the room.
Gaziantep Castle 148 km
A castle on a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, first used as a lookout under the Hittites and built up into a fortress in Roman times. Its round towers and moat ring the hilltop above the old bazaars.
Diyarbakır City Walls 157 km
The great black basalt walls that enclose Sur, the old city of Diyarbakır, with an inner citadel above the Tigris. They run for several kilometres with towers and gates, and long stretches can still be walked.
Arslantepe 178 km
A mound near Malatya holding the ancient city of Melid, on a tributary of the upper Euphrates. Its layers record thousands of years of settlement, from early temple-palaces to the Hittite-era city whose stone lions gave the site its name.
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Questions
Where is Harran?
Harran is in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Karahan Tepe (35 km), Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum (39 km), Göbekli Tepe (41 km).
How do I get the Harran stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Harran and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Şanlıurfa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Harran before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Şanlıurfa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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